Businesses from the aquaculture and animal health sectors are being encouraged to consider applying for the latest Pathfinder Accelerator programme. Developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), Pathfinder is a free six-month development programme for small to medium sized businesses. Delivered mostly online, Pathfinder provides fast-track training and mentoring for entrepreneurs looking to build a company or launch a new product. Businesses have until 18 February...
SAIC is launching a PhD funding call for researchers working in all areas relevant to aquaculture. Up to three PhDs will be funded in this call, covering fish health & welfare, shellfish production, engineering in aquaculture and environmental modelling/eDNA. SAIC plans to match-fund a total of three PhDs in 2020, on topics aligned with the needs of the industry. We will fund up to 50% per PhD,...
Zero Waste Scotland is working in partnership with the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to maximise exposure and encourage collaboration between business & academia to deliver high value solutions for Scotland’s waste and by-products. Zero Waste Scotland is supporting transformative projects that will enable Scotland’s circular economy and support the Scottish Government’s Circular Economy strategy – Making Things Last. IBioIC is delivering Scotland’s National Plan...
Technological advances – particularly through applying Internet of Things technology – could fuel further growth and development in the aquaculture sector. By Heather Jones, CEO, and Sam Houston, Aquaculture Innovation Officer. Aquaculture is already of huge importance to Scotland, contributing an estimated £1.8 billion annually to the economy. But in order to reach the sector target of doubling that by 2030, technological advances – particularly...
The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has received a £10 million, five-year funding package to support the sustainable growth of the sector and re-affirm Scotland’s position as a global leader in innovation and seafood production. The investment, provided by the Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Enterprise, and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, is expected to be supplemented by an additional £3.5 million secured from third parties, ranging...
The fourth International Conference on Integrative Salmonid Biology (ICISB) is running over three days and is being held at the Royal College of Surgeons. The theme of ICISB 2019 is Beyond the genome: taking leaps forward in salmonid biology, which organisers say reflects the recent staggering progress in genomic resource development and exploitation since the Atlantic salmon reference genome was published in 2016. Scotland is the...